Jacob Gauthier

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2020

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3 Stories

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“The Worst Cup of Tea” by Jacob Gauthier

Submitted to Contest #287

Nick’s tea was magic. Not in the “wow, this is so good” way—more like the “this is legitimately having a magical effect on me” way. Customers at The Warm Mug would occasionally find themselves completely at peace after just a sip of chamomile, or maybe emboldened after a cup of masala chai. Most didn’t realize that Nick was the reason, and those that did kept his gift a secret. “Here’s your strawberry honeysuckle white tea; it’s already been steeped,” Nick said as he placed a deep green mug in front of a middle-aged woman. She’d clearly been...

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“The Scarf and the Sword” by Jacob Gauthier

Submitted to Contest #183

A girl moved across a landscape of dead, yellow grass, her breath creating puffs of vapor in the frigid winter air. She wore a thick jacket the color of dried blood and pants covered with white dust. The only bright spot of color she wore was the bright apple-red scarf wrapped tightly around her neck. She tried singing as she walked but stopped after just a few minutes. It felt wrong to disturb the all-encompassing quiet of a world that had come to an end. ~~~ A few miles west, an old man with a large sword strapped to his back was wal...

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“The Locked Door” by Jacob Gauthier

I woke up slowly on February 27th, thoughts slowly assembling themselves in that nice way they do on mornings where you have no obligations. Until I realized that I did have an obligation and that it involved one of the worst normies in the whole Eighth Battalion. And I was about to be late. I shot out of my bunk and quickly started throwing on my uniform. I had woken up half the barracks at this point, but it was fine, we were all psionics; we had to be even more tight-knit than normal sol- “I’m going to kill you when you get back, Aver...

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Author bio

Follower of Jesus, author-in-progress, and lover of fantastical stories. I'd appreciate honest feedback on my work!